I have a tendency to gush over new jobs for about a week, before hating them with every ounce of my being. I’ve been in the NOISE office for a few weeks now and I can confidently say that working here is in no way perpetuating the vicious cycle that is evident in my employment record. I (still) love it here and I plan on sticking around.

Hailing from Stockport, JJ Rosa has had quite the adventure these last few years. The fourth of the NOISE Your Creative Future videos features Badly Drawn Boy’s choice for the 2008 NOISE festival Music category. Here’s what you need to know about JJ Rosa.

Never would I have imagined, not just eating but actually savouring and enjoying chocolate, as preparation for a new job. I’m not sure what I expected from the training, but let me tell you, it was not that.

I was asked by CBC to comment on Margaret Thatcher’s impact on the arts and culture in the 80’s, in the week she died. I was a student then, one of the last to gain a degree when there were grants for higher education and no fees. Yes that’s free university education, can you believe?